Packers trade idea pairs Matthew Golden with $85 million WR

The Green Bay Packers already made one blockbuster trade ahead of the regular season when they flipped two first-round picks and Kenny Clark to the Dallas Cowboys for star edge-rusher Micah Parsons, and a similar blockbuster-style deal on the other side of the football during the year might be exactly what they need to get back on track and back into Super Bowl contention.

Green Bay (2-1-1) is coming off its bye in Week 5 and heading into a road matchup with the Arizona Cardinals. After starting the year by blowing away the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders, the Packers gave away a win against the Cleveland Browns in Week 3 and then allowed the Cowboys to score 40 points in a game that ended in a tie.

The Packers need a little bit of juice, and the wide receiver room wouldn’t be a bad place to start. Tucker Kraft, a tight end, leads the team in receiving yards, targets and catches. Meanwhile, wideout Romeo Doubs has accounted for four of the offense’s eight receiving touchdowns, and vertical threat Christian Watson has yet to play as he rehabilitates from a torn ACL he suffered in January. First-round pick Matthew Golden has been quiet through four games, tallying just 11 catches for 126 yards.

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Packers trade idea pairs Matthew Golden with $85 million WR

Speed is at a premium in the NFL, and one place the Packers could look to find it is south to the Miami Dolphins and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle.

“It would not surprise me if teams start to call on Miami receiver Jaylen Waddle if the Dolphins continue to struggle,” Jeremy Fowler of ESPN wrote Wednesday. “Though I highly doubt Miami would entertain that at this point, especially with Tyreek Hill out for the season.”

Miami’s willingness to move Waddle may come down to how well the team plays over the next few weeks after a 1-4 start. Hill was a strong trade candidate, and could even end up released over the summer following his devastating knee injury.

Head coach Mike McDaniel could also be gone before the year is out, at which point the franchise might consider wholesale change.

Waddle, a former first-round pick who turns 27 in late November, recently inked a three-year extension worth just shy of $85 million that keeps him under contract through 2028. That type of agreement for that type of player makes sense as a finishing piece for a high-octane offense on a legitimate contender, but not so much for a rebuilding team with major questions at quarterback about to start over from scratch.

The Packers would probably be looking at a price of a conditional third- or fourth-round pick for the wideout, who began his career with three straight 1,000-yard seasons before dropping to 744 yards across 15 games in 2024. Waddle has caught 23 passes for 295 yards and three scores over five contests this season.

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